Former GOP Leader Mike Gallagher Joins Palantir as Head of Defense
- He will lead company’s growing defense tech business
- The China hawk was a key figure in passing TikTok legislation
Mike Gallagher
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Former Republican Representative Mike Gallagher is joining Palantir Technologies Inc. as its head of defense, adding a high-profile government official and prominent China hawk to the company’s ranks as it continues to chase government contracts.
Gallagher, who represented Wisconsin, made a name for himself leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers that introduced legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it or face a ban in the US.